Barrel-protector



W. F. MEEK.

BARREL PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. 19. I920.

1,399,569, Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

Application filed October 19, 1920. Serial No. 117,950.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM FRANCIS Mann, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Tampico, Temps, Mexico, have invented a new and Improved Barrel-Proteeter, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

, My invention relates to a receptacle protcctor, and aims to provide a device of this nature, more particularly aclaptedfor use in connection with. barrels, and by means of which the latter will be braced and generally strengthened to withstand the shocks incident to handling i .lt is well appreciated,that receptacles, and more particularly barrels, are subjected to numerous strains incident to trans This is particularly the case where a keg or. barrel receives a relatively heavy substance, or fluid, such as oil.

in handling, while being transpprted, these receptacles receive extremely hard usage, particularly... so that it often times happens that the side walls, or heads of the barrels are in ured to an extent permitting This injury is estimated as resulting in a loss of fully 15% of sulixstances, and particularly fluids transported by this method, and with this in view, it has been proposed to provide. an exterior bracing, in the nature of a crate, around the barrels or receptacles, but this. crating has not served its object, in that it isprimarily, expensive, secondly any foreign object passing between the bars or rods forming the crating would result in the same damage as if the barrel were entirely unprotected. Further, the in that more space is occupied by a receptacle having the same in applied position thereon, so that shipments become more expensive by virtue oi the additional space required in handling; the same number of receptacles.

Having the foregoing in mind, I have new constructed a protector applicable to anytype of receptacle, for receiving any kind of substance or fluid, and by means of which the side walls andheads of the same will be protected *from injury.

A. further object of my inventionis the provision of a device of this nature, which shall not exceed the space occupied by a receptacle not having the same applied, so that the objection. heretofore enumerated is avoided,

vice are associated.

A still further object of my invention is the construction of a protector which may be manufactured with a minimum of cost, and shall embody a simplicity of structure, permitting of its instantaneous application.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification and drawings, which latter represent one practical embodiment of my invention, and in which-- Figure 1 1s a sectional side view taken through a protector constructed in accordance with my invention, and showing the same 1n applied pcsltion wlthln a receptacle of the nature specified, the latter being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 isaside view of one of the units forming a part of my protector, and

Figs. 4- and 5 lower units providing the end portions of my improved device. r

In these various views, the reference numeral 10 indicates what is termed the head protector, with which the various parts goillustrate the upper and ing to make one complete unit of the de- For convenience sake, I shall designate one of the units, the association oithis unit with the second unit being specifically brought out.

It will now be noted, reference being had to Fig. 3, that I conveniently use a. pair of staves 11, which staves conform to the interior contour of the receptacle 12, and whichhave one of their ends secured to the head protector 10 in any desired manner, at diametrically opposite points.

Secured to the opposite end of the stavcs, is What might be termed the body protector. This latter device preterably includes two portions, each comprising a semi-circular body 13 and a transversely extending bar 14, having; its ends secured to the ends of the semi-circular body 13. The brace-15 is conveniently associated with each of the body portions, and has its ends engaging the body 13 and bar 14 respectively, at points approximately intermediate their extremities.

As aforestated, two main portions, comprise "the completed body protector, and, as has been. illustrated clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 ,it will be seen that the bars 14 ofthe two portions are brought to a. position at which other, in which position they are secured together, by any suitable means such as transversely extending bolts 16.

It is now toibe noted that the outer side ranged" within these grooves, and it will. be

appreciated, that by this provision that an action maybe set up which might be termed telescopic. In practice, it will be appreciated. that a protector constructed in accordance with my invention is conveniently associated wlth' the receptacle 12, wh le 1n will also be course of manufacture, but it understood that this protector is capable of association witha receptacle subsequent to its manufacture, which would be desired, as for instance, where my improved protector'was to be applied to an already constructed receptacle. .The body protectors ma; readily be assembled within the body otthe barre], so that no difiiculty, incident to inserting the same through the neck of the barrel may be experienced in view of the relatively large diameter of the bod proteeters when assembled. I

In any instance, subsequent to the complete assemblage of the protector structure, the entire device may be extended, so as to 'bringthe stave's 11, edges of the body portion 13, and head protectors 10 into intimate engagement with the interior face of the receptacle, or by strengthening the latter to a maximum extent, so that the damage liable to occur in handling is reduced to a mnimum, and theconsequential loss of I the contents of the receptacle is prevented.

'Thus it will be seen that I have provided a protector which is extremely economical in structure, which may be quickly applied to a barrel, and which will serve to prevent the damage heretotore experienced in conneetion withthe shipment of this class of receptacle. It will also be seen that the protector may be manufactured in one size, but dueto the telescoping action of the parts of the same, that the device is adapted to varying sizes of receptacles, within the limits of its extensible motion. Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to witl out in the leastdeparting from thespirit of my invention, which I claim as- 1; A protector for T9 e13 aGl6 l C11 d in combination with I a receptacle comprising bulged side walls, and head attached ad jacent the ends of said side walls, of means, of a fixed diameter within said receptacle, said means being longitudinally xteusiblo to permit 01"" the contacting oi the same with .the interior face of: said receptacle upon being extended.

2. A protector, including in comlnnai'ion,

a pair of units adapted to be positioned units, one with respect to the othe 1. A protector, including a pair of members each comprising a head protecttnr and body bracing portion, ant. stares extending between and having their ends secured one to each of said members.

5. A protector, including a pair oi; members each comprising a head protector and body bracing portion. stares extending beween and having their ends secured one to each of said members, and being in slidablo engagement with one oi the parts of the opposite unit.

6. A protector, including a pair of members each comprising ahead protector and body bracing portion, stares extending between. and having their ends secured one in each of said members, the body bra ing poi tions of each unit comprising); a pair oi semi-circular bodies, and a transversely extending l ar having its ends sccuwd to the ends of said body portion, the bars of each of said body portions being adapted to be secured together.

7. A protector, including a pair of members each comprisinga head protector and body bracing portion, stavcs extending l". tween and having their ends secured one in each of said members, each of said body bracing portions including a circular body formed with grooves in its outer ezl e adapted to slidably c-sommodate the sta es of the opposite unit.

8. A protector, including :1 pair of room here each comprisin a head. pmtwtor and body bracing portion, stares extending between and haring their ends secured one to each of said members, said heads and body bracing portions being formed with inclined side ed es adapted to conform to the interior contour of the re eptacle with which the protector is associated.

WILLIAM rm nets MFFI'K. 

